Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spake to me: One that ruleth over men righteously, That ruleth in the fear of God,

New American Standard Bible

“The God of Israel said,
The Rock of Israel spoke to me,
He who rules over men righteously,
Who rules in the fear of God,

King James Version

The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

Holman Bible

The God of Israel spoke;
the Rock of Israel said to me,
“The one who rules the people with justice,
who rules in the fear of God,

International Standard Version

The God of Israel has spoken; the Rock of Israel has talked to me. "When one is governing men justly, he fears God while governing.

A Conservative Version

The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me. He who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God,

Amplified


“The God of Israel,
The Rock of Israel spoke to me,
‘He who rules over men righteously,
Who rules in the fear of God,

Bible in Basic English

The God of Israel said, the word of the Rock of Israel came to me: When an upright king is ruling over men, when he is ruling in the fear of God,

Darby Translation

The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, The ruler among men shall be just, Ruling in the fear of God;

Julia Smith Translation

The God of Israel said to me, the Rock of Israel spake a parable upon the just man: a parable to fear God.

King James 2000

The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, He that rules over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The God of Israel said to me, the rock of Israel has spoken; 'He who rules over mankind rules righteously, in the fear of God.

Modern King James verseion

The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me: he who rules over men justly, ruling in the fear of God,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The God of Israel spake unto me, and the strength of Israel said, 'He that beareth rule over men, he that ruleth justly in the fear of God,

NET Bible

The God of Israel spoke, the protector of Israel spoke to me. The one who rules fairly among men, the one who rules in the fear of God,

New Heart English Bible

The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, 'One who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God,

The Emphasized Bible

Said the God of Israel, Unto me, spake the Rock of Israel: - One Ruling over Men, A Righteous One, ruling in the reverence of God,

Webster

The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

World English Bible

The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me, 'One who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God,

Youngs Literal Translation

He said -- the God of Israel -- to me, He spake -- the Rock of Israel: He who is ruling over man is righteous, He is ruling in the fear of God.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505
Usage: 2505

the Rock
צר צוּר 
Tsuwr 
Usage: 76

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

to me, He that ruleth
משׁל 
Mashal 
Usage: 81

אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

must be just
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

משׁל 
Mashal 
Usage: 81

in the fear
יראה 
Yir'ah 
Usage: 45

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

David Extols Yahweh

2 The Spirit of Jehovah spake by me, And his word was upon my tongue. 3 The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spake to me: One that ruleth over men righteously, That ruleth in the fear of God, 4 He shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, A morning without clouds, When the tender grass'springeth out of the earth, Through clear shining after rain.


Cross References

2 Samuel 22:32

For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?

Exodus 18:21

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

Deuteronomy 32:4

The Rock, his work is perfect; For all his ways are justice: A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, Just and right is he.

Genesis 33:20

And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-israel.

Exodus 3:15

And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name forever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

Exodus 19:5-6

Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be mine own possession from among all peoples: for all the earth is mine:

Exodus 20:2

I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

Exodus 23:6-8

Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to thy poor in his cause.

Deuteronomy 16:18-20

Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, according to thy tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

Deuteronomy 32:30-31

How should one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Except their Rock had sold them, And Jehovah had delivered them up?

2 Samuel 22:2-3

and he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;

2 Chronicles 19:7-9

Now therefore let the fear of Jehovah be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with Jehovah our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.

Nehemiah 5:14

Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is , twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.

Psalm 42:9

I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

Psalm 72:2

He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice.

Psalm 82:3-4

Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

Psalm 110:2

Jehovah will send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion: Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

Proverbs 31:9

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.

Isaiah 11:1-5

And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.

Isaiah 32:1

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.

Jeremiah 23:5

Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy king cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.

Hebrews 1:8

but of the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; And the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

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